Dark Truth by Mariah Stewart

Author:Mariah Stewart [Stewart, Mariah]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Suspense
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2005-10-24T04:00:00+00:00

Fifteen

“So you feel Detective Powell just brushed you off?” Regan asked Nina. She and Mitch had returned home from their weekend at the vineyard, and she now sat in the chair closest to the fireplace, her legs pulled up under her as Mitch stacked wood in the fireplace to dispel the afternoon chill.

“Oh, he definitely dismissed me. So I let him think I was okay with it, that I understood his position, and was leaving quietly.”

“And he bought that?” Mitch asked.

“I believe he did.” Nina nodded.

“Man has a lot to learn about women,” Mitch muttered.

“He did say he’d stop over for a copy of the letter, but I’m not holding my breath,” Nina added.

“Okay, so the locals aren’t willing to reopen the case. You asked, he answered. On to door number two,” Regan said. “We’ll just go on from there.”

“If I could just interject something here,” Mitch said from his place in front of the fireplace. “It may not be so much that this guy is uninterested, or unwilling. You have to put yourself in his place, ladies. The guy’s probably overworked, underpaid, and has more cases on his desk than anyone could possibly clear. Time is a real factor in a lot of folks’ lives.” He turned to Regan. “Except for your deadlines, which are generally well spaced out, from what you’ve told me, your time is pretty much your own. You set your schedule, you decide what you want to do on any given day. Most people do not have that luxury. Cops, in particular, have no luxuries at all, when it comes to their jobs.”

“I understand that,” Nina said. “And I’m not angry with him. I’m just going to move past him and find a way around him.”

“How shall we begin to—” Regan stopped and tilted her head to one side, listening. “Did you hear a car?”

“I heard something outside,” Nina told her.

Regan stood and looked out the window.

“Speak of the devil,” she said. “Guess he decided to play along with you after all.”

“Powell is here?” Nina frowned. She really hadn’t expected him to show.

“Yup.” Regan slipped on her shoes. “I shall invite him to join the party.”

“He doesn’t strike me as being much of the party type,” Nina told her. “He doesn’t seem to have much of a sense of humor, either.”

“Hey, he’s a cop. He doesn’t need a sense of humor,” Mitch said. “Cops don’t have time to be funny.”

Regan tossed a pillow from the sofa in the direction of Mitch’s head as she headed for the back door.

Nina stayed on the sofa, straining to hear the conversation in the next room, but could only hear soft, muffled words. A minute later, she heard two sets of footsteps.

“Detective Powell, this is Mitch Peyton.” Regan introduced the two men as she came through the doorway. Her face was pale, and she appeared shaken. “Of course, you know Nina Madden.”

Wes nodded to Nina and extended his hand to Mitch. “Your name is familiar,” he said.

“Mitch is with the FBI,” Nina told him.

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